Question

Chui-Mui (Mimosa) belong to which family?
A) Caesalpiniaceae
B) Papilionaceae
C) Mimosoideae
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Mimosa is also called the sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant, touch-me-not plant or shame plant. Chui-Mui is the creeping annual or perennial flowering plant.

Complete answer:

The plant Mimosa belongs to the pea/legume family Fabaceae and subfamily Mimosoideae.
This plant is often grown for its curiositic value.
The compound leaves of this plant fold inwards and droop when touched or shaken.
The leaves of this plant do so in order to defend themselves from any harm and re-open after a few minutes.
The leaves of this plant are bipinnately compound with one or two pinnae pairs.
This plant is not shade tolerant and is primarily found on soil with low nutrient concentrations.
This plant is well known for its rapid movement.
This plant was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
The stem of this plant is erect in its young stage but it becomes creeping and trailing with age.
The stem is slender, branching and sparsely to densely prickly.
The flowers of these plants are insect and wind pollinated.
Therefore, it has been clear from the above discussion that Chui-Mui (Mimosa) belongs to the Mimosoideae family.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Note: In the United kingdom Chui-Mui gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Golden Merit. The species of this plant are native to South and Central America. But now it has become a pantropical weed and can be found in the Southern United states, South Asia, and South Africa as well.